Новости за 20.06.2015

MARDIN, Turkey (AP) — After visiting a camp for Syrian refugees in southeastern Turkey on Saturday, actress Angelina Jolie said the world is living through an era of mass displacement.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kentucky big man Karl-Anthony Towns worked out for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, less than a week before the Wolves pick first in the NBA draft.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper is back in Washington's lineup on Saturday, two days after suffering a mild left-hamstring strain.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois gave a nearly $48,500 payout to a former assistant women's basketball coach who left amid accusations that he mistreated players, a newspaper …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — "Boyhood" director Richard Linklater again has lost in a lawsuit against his insurance company over what he says was $500,000 in property and film memorabilia destroyed by…

After almost single-handedly putting out a fire at an apartment Monday night, 24-year-old Kyle Schulz was happy to be “a good neighbor.” But his neighbors are calling him a hero.

The Havana Biennial art exposition wrapping up Monday has been held 12 times since the 1980s. But this is the first since U.S. efforts to improve relations with Cuba began six months ago, allo…

CHICAGO (AP) — An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" has angered some listeners.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The video-game industry's annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which occupied the Los Angeles Convention Center this past week, was an overwhelming, exhausting experience —…

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1974, CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite made a cameo appearance as himself on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

For the last decade and a half, Steve Cook’s agave plants had mostly done nothing more than quietly survive in a climate far colder and rainier than their native desert.

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:

THE DALLES — Austin Gerding allowed two runs in six innings to help Corvallis Gerding Builders to a 10-8 win at The Dalles on Friday in an American Legion baseball game.

NEW YORK (AP) — The fan at Yankee Stadium who wound up with the ball that Alex Rodriguez launched for his 3,000th hit is holding on to the prized souvenir.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A boy sitting in the front row was hit by a line drive Friday night late in the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez homered for his 3,000th career hit and smiled all the way around the bases Friday night, the highlight so far in what's become a resurgent season for the disgrac…

NEW YORK (AP) — James Salter, the prize-winning author acclaimed for his sophisticated, granular prose and sobering insights in "Light Years," ''A Sport and a Pastime" and other fiction, has d…

NEW YORK (AP) — The fan at Yankee Stadium who wound up with the ball that Alex Rodriguez launched for his 3,000th hit is holding on to the prize souvenir.

NEW YORK (AP) — Over a ton of confiscated ivory tumbled off a conveyor belt into a rock crusher in Times Square on Friday in a symbolic display highlighting an illegal trade that activists say…

TORONTO (AP) — Marco Estrada's no-hit bid for the Toronto Blue Jays has been broken up on a bloop single by Baltimore Orioles pinch-hitter Jimmy Paredes leading off the eighth inning.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Danny Villanueva, who was one of the NFL's first Latino kickers and a pioneer of Spanish-language television, has died. He was 77.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pablo Sandoval was back in the Boston Red Sox lineup Friday night after being benched Thursday for using his cellphone during a game.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a buyout of the final two years of general manager Danny Ferry's contract, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press on Friday.

Every time you gas up your car, you’re helping to pay for the upkeep of the roads and bridges you drive on. The problem is, it’s not enough.

Every time you gas up your car, you’re helping to pay for the upkeep of the roads and bridges you drive on. The problem is, it’s not enough.